This goes out to the true beauty junkies! Siraad is a girl with a 10-step beauty routine, who lives for Korean skincare and travels with her own silk pillow-case. She’s currently a beauty editor at Essence and she has incredible product knowledge but what I find even more impressive — her general attitude and approach towards beauty. She’s really inspired me to try new things!We talk:- how she graduated with a psychology and communications degree, worked in finance and then found herself transitioning to a new career in beauty at 28- Korean skin-care & our desire to move to Japan and be teenagers- The SWAGGER level in Korea & Japan & surprising level of black culture love- Working with women of color-Brands that don’t understand the Essence reader- The ethics of being a beauty editor- Me being a kitchen beautician- Her natural hair journey- maximum hydration method (not sustainable)- the silk pillowcase & throwback memories to dominican hairdressers heating your hair- Stanning for Pat McGrath - Dying natural hair & hair shaming in the natural hair community- Oil cleanses & I finally learn what essences are (they’re huge in K-Beauty so they’ll get popular in the US in 6 months to a year)- Sunscreens and eye creams & much much moreProducts Mentioned:Tatcha Camilla Oil- https://www.sephora.com/product/pure-one-step-camellia-cleansing-oil-P392235Powder Cleanser (Siraad recommends for traveling):Tatcha Rice Powder Cleanser - https://seph.me/2N9sbKTGlossier Milky Jelly Cleanser - https://www.glossier.com/products/milky-jelly-cleanserP50 Biologique, Pricey but she swears by it - https://intothegloss.com/2017/03/biologique-recherche-p50-lotion-review/Cure Gel - cult exfoliating product I recommend - https://www.amazon.com/Cure-Natural-Aqua-Gel-250/dp/B001ABLKK2Koh Gen Do Essence - Japanese Essence (one step before primer)https://kohgendocosmetics.com Ole Hendrickson Vitamin C serum, great for hyper-pigmentationhttps://www.sephora.com/product/truth-serum-P42343SuperBerry Hydrate & Glow Oil by Youth to the People, her final step in her nightly skincare routinehttps://www.youthtothepeople.com/products/superberry-hydrate-and-glow-oilGlossier Sunscreen - https://bit.ly/2MxkxbUKjaer Weis Dazzling Bronzer - https://bit.ly/2lDy4TYArtis brushes, she says they’re good but she applies stuff by handhttps://www.artisbrush.comAmiKa hair curl defining cream and gel combo - https://loveamika.com/products/curl-corps-p-defining-creamOribe everything - https://www.bergdorfgoodman.com/Oribe/Designers-A-Z/cat322602/c.catIf you want to go deeper - check out benefits of water filters for showers: https://wellnessmama.com/119128/shower-filter/—— Shoutout to the sponsor Curology, incredible customized skincare with a special offer for Naked Beauty listeners with the link: curolo.gy/nakedbeauty to get your 1st month free, just pay $4.95 shipping)Join the Instagram Community: https://www.instagram.com/nakedbeautyplanet/ @NAKEDBEAUTYPLANETFollow Siraad: https://www.instagram.com/sdirshe/?hl=en& check out her writing: https://www.essence.com/beauty/astrologers-new-year-scorpiomystique ******** For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy